
Court Admits Video Statements in Yelwata Killings Trial
A Nigerian court has admitted a compact disc containing video statements as evidence in the trial concerning the Yelwata killings.
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A Nigerian court has admitted a compact disc containing video statements as evidence in the trial concerning the Yelwata killings.

A police witness testifies in the Yelwata attack trial that the nine defendants gave their confessional statements voluntarily, countering claims of coerci Read More: https://punchng.com/yelwata-attack-defendants-made-confessional-statements-voluntarily-witness/

A court has admitted an AK-47 rifle and its ballistic report as evidence in the ongoing terrorism trial concerning a deadly attack in Yelwata.

Displaced families in Yelwata are experiencing profound grief, having lost children first to flames and now facing burials, highlighting the ongoing suffering in makeshift shelters.

Get your Nigerian news recap. Read top stories on the Yelwata attack, Senate’s rejection of the Electoral Act amendment, and INEC’s shift of 2027 polls. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-200-gunmen-storm-yelwata-community-senate-rejects-electoral-act-amendment-inec-shifts-2027-polls-other-top-stories/

A witness told the Federal High Court in Abuja that over 100 AK-47-wielding terrorists attacked villages in Benue State, resulting in the burning of houses, grievous bodily harm, and the deaths of over 150 people in the Yelwata community.

The trial of nine suspected terrorists linked with the June 2025 Yelwata killings was stalled on Tuesday after one of the defendants fainted in court.

A Federal High Court in Nigeria has admitted an AK-47 rifle as evidence in the trial of nine men facing terrorism charges related to the deadly Yelwata massacre.

Hassan told the court that he was just being briefed about the case and that it was his “first appearance in the matter and yet to familiarise himself with the charges. The post Yelwata massacre:…

The trial of nine suspects in the Yelwata, Benue State attack has been stalled, partly pending a federal pathology report on the massacre victims. Read More: https://punchng.com/yelwata-suspects-trial-stalled-as-benue-awaits-pathology-report/

A witness testified in court about a coordinated attack by over 100 AK-47-wielding terrorists on Yelwata community in Benue State, Nigeria, which resulted in the massacre of more than 150 people and the razing of houses.

The Nigerian government has initiated a forensic probe into the Yelwata killings, following the arraignment of nine suspects in the Federal High Court.

The trial of nine suspects involved in the deadly Yelwata attack was adjourned after one of the defendants collapsed in court, requiring medical attention.

The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted an AK-47 rifle and several naira notes as exhibits in the ongoing trial of suspects linked to the June 13, 2025 attack on Yelwata village in Benue State.

The trial of nine defendants accused in the June 2025 Yelwata village massacre in Benue State, Nigeria, which reportedly killed 150 people, has been delayed due to a new defence lawyer's request.

The team, led by Saad Ahmed from the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation, arrived in Yelwata on Monday alongside operatives of the Intelligence Response Team from Abuja The post Forensic team exhumes 105 bodies from Yelwata mass graves appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

A police witness testified in a Federal High Court that Fulani chiefs sponsored over 200 armed men to carry out the deadly Yelwata attack in Benue State. Read More: https://punchng.com/over-200-men-wielding-ak-47s-stormed-yelwata-police-witness/